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Winter Selections 2023
December 22, 2023
January 27, 2024
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SELECTED WORKS:
Winter Selections 2023
Exhibition View
SANDRO CHIA
San Famile
1983
Oil Paint on Paper
H 81 x W 69, inches
1983
Oil Paint on Paper
H 81 x W 69, inches
JOHN TORREANO
Eisenheim Too
2022
Acrylic, krylon, gems
and wood orbs
on wood column
71.25 x 10 x 5, inches
Signed & dated verso
2022
Acrylic, krylon, gems
and wood orbs
on wood column
71.25 x 10 x 5, inches
Signed & dated verso
MCARTHUR BINION
Sixteen: Square: 1
2021
Color aquatint on
Saunders Waterford HP paper
Image: H 16 x W 16, inches
Frame: H 22.50 x W 22.5, inches
Edition: 9 of 30
2021
Color aquatint on
Saunders Waterford HP paper
Image: H 16 x W 16, inches
Frame: H 22.50 x W 22.5, inches
Edition: 9 of 30
MEL KENDRICK
Red Blockhead
2012
Mahogany and Japan Color
16 x 7 x 6.25 inches
Studio#: MK2012-019S
2012
Mahogany and Japan Color
16 x 7 x 6.25 inches
Studio#: MK2012-019S
CHARLES I. D. LOOF (C. 1852-1918) [ATTRIBUTED]
Bactrian camel jumper carousel figure
Probably Brooklyn, New York
c. 1890
White pine, glass eyes, possibly original paint on body
H 51 1⁄2 x W 53 x D 9 3⁄4 inches
With a later decal from C. W. Parker of Kansas, who probably resold it during the first decades of the twentieth century.
Charles Looff (c.1852-1918) arrived in America in 1870. He first worked in Brooklyn as a furniture carver, but he soon convinced the owner of the Coney Island beach pavilion to install a handcrafted carousel. He worked on the carousel at night in a basement, where he carved and painted every animal by himself. His carousel combined a mixture of horses and menagerie animals, decorated with etched mirror ornaments that came to be known as The Coney Island style. Finishing the Coney Island carousel in 1876, Looff embarked on a successful career as a carousel craftsman. As the demand for his carousels increased, Looff hired a number of talented carvers, including Marcus Charles Illions, Charles Carmel and John Zalar.
Probably Brooklyn, New York
c. 1890
White pine, glass eyes, possibly original paint on body
H 51 1⁄2 x W 53 x D 9 3⁄4 inches
With a later decal from C. W. Parker of Kansas, who probably resold it during the first decades of the twentieth century.
Charles Looff (c.1852-1918) arrived in America in 1870. He first worked in Brooklyn as a furniture carver, but he soon convinced the owner of the Coney Island beach pavilion to install a handcrafted carousel. He worked on the carousel at night in a basement, where he carved and painted every animal by himself. His carousel combined a mixture of horses and menagerie animals, decorated with etched mirror ornaments that came to be known as The Coney Island style. Finishing the Coney Island carousel in 1876, Looff embarked on a successful career as a carousel craftsman. As the demand for his carousels increased, Looff hired a number of talented carvers, including Marcus Charles Illions, Charles Carmel and John Zalar.
SISTER GERTRUDE MORGAN (1900-1980)
Standing Self Portrait
Paint & Ink on paper
Paper: H 6.75 x W 3, inches
Frame: H 14 x W 10.75, inches
Signed
Paint & Ink on paper
Paper: H 6.75 x W 3, inches
Frame: H 14 x W 10.75, inches
Signed
David Danner (1844–1950)
Trade Sign for Woodcarving & Pen Drawing
Canal Fulton, Ohio
1909
Walnut, tinned iron, glass, brass screws, original paint
H 11 x W 17 x D 6 3⁄4 inches
Paper medallion under glass inscribed in ink: “Wood Carving/ and / Pen Drawing/ By David Danner / Canal Fulton, Ohio / 1909.”
Canal Fulton, Ohio
1909
Walnut, tinned iron, glass, brass screws, original paint
H 11 x W 17 x D 6 3⁄4 inches
Paper medallion under glass inscribed in ink: “Wood Carving/ and / Pen Drawing/ By David Danner / Canal Fulton, Ohio / 1909.”
MOLDED & COPPER COW WEATHERVANE
Attributed to LW Cushing & Sons Waltham, MA
c. 1900
Molded full copper body, cast tail & horns
H 23.5 x W 40 x D 7. Inches
Encrusted with natural verdigris patina
ILLUSTRATED:
The Art of the Weathervane by Steve Miller, Schiffer Publishing, pgs: 46, 130, 141
c. 1900
Molded full copper body, cast tail & horns
H 23.5 x W 40 x D 7. Inches
Encrusted with natural verdigris patina
ILLUSTRATED:
The Art of the Weathervane by Steve Miller, Schiffer Publishing, pgs: 46, 130, 141
RALPH FASANELLA (1914-1997)
Paper Mill, Lawrence, 1976
Oil on Canvas
Canvas: H 20-1/3 x W 28, inches
Frame: H 23-1/2 x W 31-1/2, inches
Signed & dated
Oil on Canvas
Canvas: H 20-1/3 x W 28, inches
Frame: H 23-1/2 x W 31-1/2, inches
Signed & dated
HAROLD WILLIAM IBACH (1906-1993)
Kitty
Spring Valley, Fillmore County, MN
1950
Pine, paint, sand, red glass gems,
H 19 Inches
Kitty was made by Harold William Ibach, a craftsman, printer, and keeper of an “odds and ends” shop in the town of Spring Valley, Minnesota. Harold William Ibach was the son of William Ibach (1870-1947) and Mattie Ibach (1868- 1943). He was born August 30, 1906, in Spring Valley, Minnesota, and died May 2, 1993, unmarried. He was recorded as a self-employed woodworker with his own shop in the 1930 and 1940 Federal Census. He also operated a printing business and was a civil defense director for Fillmore County in 1967.
Spring Valley, Fillmore County, MN
1950
Pine, paint, sand, red glass gems,
H 19 Inches
Kitty was made by Harold William Ibach, a craftsman, printer, and keeper of an “odds and ends” shop in the town of Spring Valley, Minnesota. Harold William Ibach was the son of William Ibach (1870-1947) and Mattie Ibach (1868- 1943). He was born August 30, 1906, in Spring Valley, Minnesota, and died May 2, 1993, unmarried. He was recorded as a self-employed woodworker with his own shop in the 1930 and 1940 Federal Census. He also operated a printing business and was a civil defense director for Fillmore County in 1967.
L. W. Cushing & Sons (Cushing & White After 1872)
Running Fox Weathervane
Waltham, MA
c. 1867-1872
Molded copper, traces of original gold leaf & verdigris patina
H 10 1⁄2 x W 21 x D 2 inches
Several of the most desirable American copper weathervanes depicting animals forms were produced by L. W. Cushing & Sons based on carved wooden mold patterns carved by Henry Leech (1809-1885) circa 1869-1870, as based on entries in Leonard Cushing’s journals.
ILLUSTRATED:
Catalogue of Weathervanes by L.W. Cushing & Sons, 1883, pg. 17 no. 80
Waltham, MA
c. 1867-1872
Molded copper, traces of original gold leaf & verdigris patina
H 10 1⁄2 x W 21 x D 2 inches
Several of the most desirable American copper weathervanes depicting animals forms were produced by L. W. Cushing & Sons based on carved wooden mold patterns carved by Henry Leech (1809-1885) circa 1869-1870, as based on entries in Leonard Cushing’s journals.
ILLUSTRATED:
Catalogue of Weathervanes by L.W. Cushing & Sons, 1883, pg. 17 no. 80
George Stapf (1862-1958)
Patriotic Eagle Plaque
Harrisburg, PA
c. 1900-1920
White pine, original painted decoration
H 25 x W 34 inches
Harrisburg, PA
c. 1900-1920
White pine, original painted decoration
H 25 x W 34 inches
CARVED SPOTTED PONY PULL TOY
19th century
Caved & painted wood
H 21 x W 27, inches
Caved & painted wood
H 21 x W 27, inches
JOHN TORREANO
St. Anthony’s Fire - Ruby Wounds
2022
Acrylic Gems, Gems, Krylon, Acrylic Paint on Wood Column
71.25 x 10 x 5, inches
Signed & dated verso
2022
Acrylic Gems, Gems, Krylon, Acrylic Paint on Wood Column
71.25 x 10 x 5, inches
Signed & dated verso
EDGAR TOLSON (1904-1984)
Adam & Eve, The Temptation
1977
Carved & painted poplar
H 13 x W 10 x D 9, inches
1977
Carved & painted poplar
H 13 x W 10 x D 9, inches
OVERVIEW:
John Torreano, McArthur Binion, Elliott Green, Mel Kendrick, Rakuko Naito, Carole Harris, Lester Johnson, Allie McGhee, Sandro Chia
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